New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
THE TEXT OF MR. BLECHERS WILL.

HIS WIFE TO HAVE HIS LIFE INSURANCE MONEY
THE REST or TIE ESTATE FOR THE CHILDREN.
Shortly before yesterday Major William c.
Beecher filed Tor probate his fathers will /; IS is fol-
lows:
In the name Of God. amen l. Henry Ward BeecAer' Of
the City OF Brooklyn anu state OF NJ" YORK mere re-
vokug al and former wills by me heretofore made
do make. publish anu declare this 10 he my a' VIII ana
FIST hereby authorize and direct my executors or
such of them shall qualify upon iuy death q" coeF
and receive the amount OF my te as-ui''.e 10 ln.'t
the same and to pay the proceeds OF such Investment
my vile during her life, IN equal quarter! t"iy pay
Two-I hereby give. bequea,h and devise unto ny
executors. such Of them d Shail qualify tue Te'
residue ana remainder OF ny estate. both real and PER
sonal of every kind i'll trust Tor the benefit Il my
and hereby direct that my said executors distribute
aud appOron my said estate among my Sali tldrt" lu
such manner and form and AZ such Time OF une0 as shall
in their judgment, be for The best Interests OF my SaI
children giving unto my said executors full power tp sell
mortgage such and 50 much OF my real AMI
property they shall deem best ana 70 invest OF o9-
tribute The proceeds o. such sale or sales a5 herein po
Third-E, i, my will that, if any Of my sad cndron
should lc before the complete distribution of my estate
as above provided, leaving them Issue SURVIVING such
issue shall stand and take III tue Place ana seI oil 'Ae
parent. taxing per stripes ana no. per eaiaL1 ,. m
sons Henry b. Beecher, William Brecher AID Hcrbert
F Beecncr al o, Brooklyn New York and my sontn
vii tnat no bonds shall Ice required OF them. either OK
them HENRY WAID BEECHtR IL =
Signed sealed and declared by tie said to he
his as " III and testament. the presence OF rs wAo ~
his request and ia his presence and In tie presence Of
eaih other have hereuno subscribed our names as WIZ
ne,se, A. ; BARNEs, 1913 C!iutou-ave, Brooklyn.
FRED d. BLAKE, $50 C!iutOn-aye, brooklyn
The expression in the WILL per stripes, means by the
stock each child OF any Of Mr. hecchcr
who shall die before d.srhution Of the estate sha!
take an equal share OF his fathers interest Mr. Beech
crs estate.
The petition presented on Cling tue VIII is as follows
Kings County surro2 Court-In the matter u the
probate Of The last VIII and Testament OF e,y "a-d
Beechcr. late OF the CITY Of BROOKLYN, deceased
To D., Cfrra yq'<'s court II KHgS County
The petition OF william c. B-cch@r o! the city OF BROOK
lyr shows 20 This court That he IS an eNec
Beecher. late OF tie city OF Bi0oA}n' IN tne
county Of Kings, dec"asedi That :he SAID deceased
al the time Of bis death resident OF tile county 81
Kings and departed th' lfe In said county on me 9
day OF March in the lss7 that said last VIII aud
testament relates TO both real and personal estate and
bears the lth day Of July 1873 and was signed ny
the willow, all the heirs and al! the next OF Kin OF NalH 90
ceased are follows, 10 wit: His widow, Iuu!ce W
Beecher and four children; 10 wit Harriet l. o'0EhIe,
residing a stanford. Conn; Henry Is. Brecbcr aud
William C. Beecher both residing In the CITY OF Hropt-
lyn Herbert Deecher residing at Port townsend
Washington Territory. all Of full age 800, ,
Aud yOir petitioner prays that tho said instrument
above described aud admitted 10 prOl ate
valid will OF real ard personal estate and that TIE above
named widow, all re bers ut aw and next OF KIN 81 SAD
tesatOr be cited 20 attend the probate thereof ana hat
W. {. BEECHLR
STATE or NEw.YoRK, KINGS COUNTY, S. William c.
Beocor. the above naioed peitoner being duIF sworn
doth deOse and say That he has read the foregoing pe
ton subscribed by him. aud that the same Is true OF MS
own knowledge. except ss 70 the matters therein stated
to be alleged information and belief and as 10 those
matters ne believes II 10 be true. W. e. ~ J., liLE
Subscribed and sworn 10 this l2h day OF aiaTcl 1851
EDWARD J. RHRGLS, Notary Public
Surrogate Lott has issued citations for April T. when
tho will will probably DC admitted 70 probate